Magnolia sinica

Magnolia sinica is a species of flowering plant in the family Magnoliaceae, native to southeast Yunnan Province, China.^[2] In China it is known by common name huagaimu and distributes in south subtropical monsoon broadleaved evergreen forests at elevations of 1,339 to 1,707 metres (4,393 to 5,600 ft).^[3] It is categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.^[1] As a plant species with extremely small populations (PSESP) there were an estimated 50 wild individuals remaining, and has been targeted as one of the 20 species approved by the Yunnan government for urgent rescue action before 2015.^[4]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Magnoliids

Order:Magnoliales

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Magnolia sinica
At Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Magnoliaceae
Genus:	Magnolia
Species:	M. sinica
Binomial name
Magnolia sinica (Y.W.Law) Noot.
Synonyms[2]
Manglietia sinica (Y.W.Law) B.L.Chen & Noot. Manglietiastrum sinicum Y.W.Law Pachylarnax sinica (Y.W.Law) N.H.Xia & C.Y.Wu

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